Wednesday Nov. 29th @ 6:30pm
Bob Perelman
with Mia You
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An always original and highly influential poet of the Language School, Perelman encourages his readers to "play among meanings" while maintaining a sustained and "sharply-edged" political critique. Join us for poetry that reveals the making of linguistic meaning to be a nearly acrobatic activity.
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Thursday Nov. 16th @ 6:30pm
HERIBERTO YEPEZ
with Dimiter Kenarov
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now!Visiting Mexican poet, translator, and essayist HeribertoYepez reads from his new collection of poems in English. Yepez believes that "poetry exclusively occurs when it is discussed" and his poems -- political, challenging, complex-- will almost certainly elicit lively and relevant conversations about contemporary life. Read More...
Wednesday Oct. 25th @ 6:30pm
FANNY HOWE
with Yosefa Raz
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Experience the "intoxicating beauty" and delicious occlusion of this fine poet, who has been described as having a serious "mastery of mystery." An inventive and prolific voice in both poetry and prose, Howe is the recipient of the Lenore Marshall Prize in Poetry and the author of numerous books. Read More...
Thursday Oct. 12th @ 6:30pm
CLAUDIA RANKINE
with Megan Pugh
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now!Join us for new poems from a "savage and stern intelligence." In arresting lyric and prose, Rankine explores the possibilities, subterfuges, humor and terror of American media, rhetoric and life. She is the author of four books of poems, including the much discussed, mixed-genre work Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (Gray Wolf, 2004). Read More...
Wednesday Sept. 27th @ 7:30pm - Reception to Follow - (this event has passed)
HOLLOWAY POET - LISA ROBERTSON
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now!The University is proud to present a feature poetry reading by the 2006 Holloway Lecturer in the Practice of Poetry, Lisa Robertson. Robertson's poetry is full of delights, each one animated by an agile intelligence and a wry wit. Find out what new worlds have been created by the poet who made us rethink the weather and imagine an "Office for Soft Architecture." Read More...
Thursday Sept. 7th @ 7:30pm - (this event has passed)
UC BERKELEY'S ANNUAL FACULTY READING
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now!Enjoy new poetry from Berkeley's celebrated "Poet Professors," including Lyn Hejinian, Geoffrey G. O'Brien, John Shoptaw, and Lisa Robertson (2006 Holloway Poet).
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